Month: June 2011

June 11, 2011

      Here is an excerpt from another excellent article from the archives of Talent Management magazine, written by John Ambrose. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief…

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Acronyms can be very handy. “TULIP,” for example….

June 11, 2011

  During 23 years of teaching world literature at two boarding schools in New England and then at a community college in Dallas, I always included in each year’s curriculum at least one novel, a play and a few short…

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Masters of Success: A book review by Bob Morris

June 10, 2011

Masters of Success: Proven Techniques for Achieving Success in Business and Life Ivan R. Misner and Don Morgan Entrepreneur Press (2004) Here are 65 enlightening perspectives on “success” The subtitle of this book refers to “techniques for achieving success” but…

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WordPress 3 Search Engine Organization: A book review by Bob Morris

June 10, 2011

WordPress 3: Search Engine Organization Michael David Packt Publishing (2011) A practical, hands-on approach to creating a WordPress blog or website “that search engines will love” As is also true of other Packt publications, this book has prepared me well…

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WordPress Plugin Development Essentials: A book review by Bob Morris

June 10, 2011

WordPress Plugin Development Essentials Brian Bondari and Everett Griffiths Packt Publishing  (2011) A Practical, hands-on tutorial for creating your own plugins for a WordPress website As is also true of other Packt publications, this book has prepared me well to…

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Have You Assessed Your Team’s Personality? Maybe You Should

June 10, 2011

Here is an article written by Wayne Turmel for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. *    …

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OUTSMART! A book review by Bob Morris

June 10, 2011

OUTSMART! How to Do What Your Competitors Can’t Jim Champy Financial Times Press/Pearson (2008) Previously, Champy argued in Reengineering the Corporation (1993) that “companies need to change radically and be managed from a process perspective,” in Reengineering Management (1995) he…

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INSPIRE! A book review by Bib Morris

June 10, 2011

Inspire!: Why Customers Come Back Jim Champy Financial Times Press/Pearson (2009) Those who read Champy’s previous book, OUTSMART!, know that in it he drew metaphorically from of Charles Darwin’s observations, “Species always breed beyond available resources,” “Those species with favorable…

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Jim Champy: An interview by Bob Morris

June 9, 2011

Now serving as chairman of Perot Systems’ consulting practice, Jim Champy is recognized throughout the world for his work on leadership and management issues and on organizational change and business reengineering. He is the author of several books that include…

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Seeing What’s Next: A book review by Bob Morris

June 9, 2011

Seeing What’s Next: Using the Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony, and Erik A. Roth Harvard Business School Press (2004) Together with Erik A. Roth and Scott D. Anthony, offers in this volume…

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